digress

英 [daɪˈɡres]

美 [daɪˈɡres]

v.  离题; 偏离主题

现在分词：digressing　过去分词：digressed　过去式：digressed　第三人称单数：digresses　

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BNC.19688 / COCA.24122

牛津词典

verb

• 离题；偏离主题
  to start to talk about sth that is not connected with the main point of what you are saying

柯林斯词典

• VERB 离题;偏离主题
  If youdigress, you move away from the subject you are talking or writing about and talk or write about something different for a while.
  1. I've digressed a little to explain the situation so far, so let me now recap...
     刚才我稍稍离题说明了迄今的情况，现在让我来概述一下。
  2. She digressed from her prepared speech to pay tribute to the President.
     她脱离了发言稿的主题，对总统给予了高度赞扬。

英英释义

verb

• lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
  1. She always digresses when telling a story
  2. her mind wanders
  3. Don't digress when you give a lecture
  Synonym:straydivagatewander
• wander from a direct or straight course
  Synonym:sidetrackdepartstraggle

双语例句

• I'll tell you a funny story, if I may digress for a moment.
  如果我可以暂时离开一下话题，我将讲一个有趣的故事给你听。
• Don't wander from the subject: stick to the point, ie Don't digress. In addition to the main question, there are secondary matters to talk about.
  不要离题，要针对这一问题谈。除主要问题之外，还有些次要问题讨论。
• I've digressed a little to explain the situation so far, so let me now recap
  刚才我稍稍离题说明了迄今的情况，现在让我来概述一下。
• Consequently we digress momentarily in this section to review some well-known definitions and operations.
  因此在这一节里，我们暂时离开正题，来复习一下一些熟知的定义及运算。
• My thoughts were beginning to digress.
  我的思想开始开小差了。
• I'll tell you a piece of sensational news, if I may digress ( from my subject) for a moment.
  如果我可以打岔一下，我要告诉你一则耸人听闻的消息。
• Because of the key importance of SSL in securing the infrastructure, we are going to briefly digress and cover some key aspects of SSL as they related to WebSphere Application Server.
  因为SSL在保护基础设施上具有重要作用，所以我们将暂时离开话题来介绍SSL的一些与WebSphereApplicationServer相关的重要方面。
• She digressed from her prepared speech to pay tribute to the President.
  她脱离了发言稿的主题，对总统给予了高度赞扬。
• Let me digress for a, moment and explain what had happened previously.
  让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。
• To digress from the subject of lions to discuss surfing.
  离开关于狮子的话题转而讨论冲浪。